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Language Learning Software at the LRC

To encourage language learning in and outside of the classroom, the LRC offers a range of software options for language study. These software are available at no additional cost to all members of the Mount Holyoke community, including students, faculty and staff.

Mango Languages is an online language learning system teaching practical conversation skills for real communication. Mango Languages focuses primarily on oral skills and offers a basic introduction to a range of languages:

Arabic (Egyptian, Levantine, Modern Standard, Iraqi)

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Bengali

Cherokee

Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dari

Dutch

Farsi (Persian)

Finnish

French (European and Canadian)

German

Greek (Modern, Ancient, Koine)

Haitian Creole

Hawaiian

Hebrew (Modern, Biblical)

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kazakh

Korean

Latin

Malay

Malayalam

Norwegian

Pashto

Polish

Portuguese (Brazilian)

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Scottish

Gaelic

Serbian

Slovak

Spanish (Latin American, Castilian)

Swahili

Swedish

Tagalog

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Turkish

Tuvan

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Yiddish

Using Mango

To access Mango, you must click through the link, Mango Languages (bookmarking won't work). If you're on campus, it will take you right to Mango. If you're off-campus, it will go through an EZ Proxy page, where you'll need to sign in with your MHC username and password.

Once you're on the Mango page, you have the option to set up an a Mango account to keep track of your learning progress, or just start studying without making a Mango account.

You can also use Mango on your mobile devices, available for both iOS and Android. Learn more about the Mango Languages mobile application here.

Rosetta Stone is a language learning system that pioneered the use of interactive software to help language learners with speaking and word recognition. Over 25 languages are offered via Rosetta Stone:

Spanish (Spain, Latin America)

French

German

English (American and British)

Italian

Arabic

Chinese (Mandarin)

Dari

Dutch

Filipino (Tagalog)

Greek

Hindi

Hebrew

Indonesian

Irish

Japanese

Korean

Latin

Pashto

Persian (Farsi)

Polish

Russian

Spanish

Swahili

Portuguese (Brazil)

Swedish

Turkish

Urdu

Vietnamese

Using Rosetta Stone

The LRC subscribes to Rosetta Stone, so any member of the MHC community (students, faculty or staff) can have a free Rosetta Stone account, which grants you access to the beginning level courses for over 25 languages. To access Rosetta Stone, all you need is your MHC email to create an account by clicking here.

Skritter is an online learning system for Chinese and Japanese characters. It incorporates two key features for effective study: spaced repetition, so that you keep practicing characters regularly and practice those you get wrong more frequently, and physical rehearsal, so that you practice by actually writing, not just reviewing them. Skritter offers lists of characters from most major Chinese/Japanese textbooks, so you can start learning what you need to know immediately. You can also create your own custom lists.

Using Skritter

The LRC subscribes to Skritter, so any member of the MHC community (students, faculty or staff) can create a free Skritter account by clicking here. More detailed instructions about creating an account found here. Using Email Validation to Update and Create Skritter Accounts

Existing Skritter Users:

* Log in to your Skritter account.* Visit the "Validate School Email" page* Enter your school email address email address * Select "email code" and retrieve it from the email inbox* Enter the code and submit!

Creating a new Skritter account:

* Go to the Skritter Sign Up page. . * Create a username and password, using your school email address in the appropriate fields.* Under billing information select "ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODS," andselect "VALIDATE YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL".

Skritter is web-based, so you can use it on any computer with an Internet connection, on or off campus. You can practice drawing the characters using your mouse, but you may like to try Skritter with a pen tablet, where you hold a stylus just like a pen and actually practice the movements of drawing. We have a pen tablet available for use in the LRC with Skritter, so stop by to try it out!

You can also use Skritter on your mobile devices, available for both iOS and Android. Learn more about the Skritter mobile application here.